Molenaar Edition

Here you have a fine original Boogie Woogie written by the German composer Manfred Schneider who passed away in 2008. There is a lot of solo work in this nice swinging jazzy piece of music.

The title of this piece is derived from the Japanese word 'Mokuyo' meaning Thursday. This sparkling and brilliant concert march was commissioned by the symphonic band from Shiga, Japan with the name o...

Concert March is in the Iberian style. It begins with a trumpet solo, and then develops into a march, like a Paso Doble. It is a very lively piece, recreating the atmosphere of the traditional religio...

This composition starts in a very majestic way by the complete band. Then we have a choral like part mainly performed by the woodwinds and completed by some snatches of fanfares by the brass instrumen...

This piece is based on the chapter of the same name, a part of the book 'Camera Obscura' (1839) written by Hildebrand, pen-name of the chaplain and writer/poet Nicolaas Beets (Haarlem, 1814 - Utrecht,...

This world-famous hit by Justin Hayward has now been arranged for symphonic band and for fanfare band in such a way that the complete band is put to the fore. All the most beautiful characteristics of...

Something Groovy is a medley of some of Phil Collins' biggest hits. Included are: Something Happened On The Way To Heaven, Groovy Kind of Love, Colours and Sussudio. It has been very skillfully arrang...

La Mer' (Beyond the sea) is a song written by French composer, lyricist, singer and showman Charles Trenet (1913 - 2001). Trenet wrote the lyrics of 'La Mer' on the train in 1943 while travelling alon...

'Mr. Bojangles' is a popular song written and initially recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker in 1968 and covered since by many other artists. The song was inspired by an encounter with a street performer in...

This is what Chris Hazell, the composer, had to say about 'Three Brass Cats': 'Some years ago I had four cats in the house - all were strays and decided that I was a soft touch when it came to free bo...

'MacArthur Park' is a song written by Jimmy Webb, first recorded by Richard Harris in 1968 and then covered by many other performers. One of the best-known covers of the song is Donna Summer's 1978 di...

Here is a compilation of four great hits of this most successful composer. The arrangement is very well playable, also for bands of an average strength. You will immediately remind images you have see...

This short, descriptive work was composed to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the dutch wind ensemble 'Vakantieorkest Ad Hoc', on their tour to the south of France. The work is a reference to the a...

This arrangement of the bigband classic is based on the song as it was originally used in the film 'Swing Time' (1936) starring Fred Astaire. 'The Way You Look Tonight' won the Academy Award that year...

Vor vielen Jahren verlegte der Molenaar Verlag den erfolgreichen Paso Doble 'Don Sonrisas' (Zwei Lächeln) den Juan Mas Quiles an seinen ersten zwei Enkelinnen gewidmet hatte. Später machte eine andere...

Grieg composed this funeral march for his friend, Norwegian composer Rikard Nordraak who died at the age of 23. Grieg took copies of this piece on all his travels as he wished that it would be played...

This song has been performed by many artists, but the most successful version was recorded by Nat King Cole. The record first reached the Billboard Charts in 1948. David Bowie's version was a major th...

'Swanee River's Other Side' is a rather surprising arrangement of the well-known traditional 'Swanee River'. In this arrangement in fugue form, flavoured with some classical music hints, several swing...

After having heard this piece for the first time at an organ recital, Feike van Tuinen was convinced that an orchestral version would be fantastic and would work very well. This piece has a stimulatin...

As the title suggests, the piece is heroic and olympic in feel. One might imagine an Olympic Games opening ceremony where the athletes assemble to compete on the world stage. The Heroes Rise Again is...

Marc Jeanbourquin composed 'Spiral' during a music camp, for himself and 9 other fellow musicians. Due to the success of this piece, some years later, he has taken the main theme and developed it, wit...

Ordered by the city of Moscow, the Coronation March by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was written in 1883 for the coronation of Tsar Alexander III. Ton van Grevenbroek succeeded in transcribing this majesti...

Ordered by the city of Moscow, the Coronation March by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was written in 1883 for the coronation of Tsar Alexander III. Ton van Grevenbroek succeeded in transcribing this majesti...

Since long long ago, people have been fascinated by the mystery surrounding the island of Atlantis. The myth says that this beautiful island and all its inhabitants disappeared completely into the sea...

Overture from Tommy' by the British rock band The Who, was the opening number from the 1969 rock opera 'Tommy'. The Overture includes all the thematic material used throughout the opera, and contains...